Ahuwhenua: Celebrating 90 Years of Maori Farming

First awarded in 1933, the Ahuwhenua Trophy was introduced by Sir Apirana Ngata and Lord Bledisloe to encourage skill and proficiency in Māori farming. Since then, the competition has grown to become a large, prestigious and keenly contested event. This history of the Ahuwhenua Trophy Competition spans 1933 to the present day, detailing the establishment of the trophy and the challenges and triumphs of farming within the context of Māori land development policies and practices.